AM Breakout Sessions (10:55 AM-12:05 PM)

None of the Above: Disrupting the "Common Sense" Behind Standardized Testing and Crafting a New Narrative to Lead School-based Change 

Presenters: Trevor Baisden

You Won't Break My Soul: A District-Wide Approach to Developing, Supporting, and Sustaining Culturally Responsive Leaders 

Presenter: Dr. Denise L. Williams

Equity in Action: Navigating the Three Core Lines of Action for Growing a Diverse Staff

Presenters: Renise Washington, Waishana Freeman, Cindy Martinez, Iris Gomero

Paradigms. Not Programs: Deepening Our Restorative Practice

Presenters: Lauren Trout, Krystal Wu

Libraries as Catalysts for Resource Redistribution

Presenter: Lindsay Valentine, Sudha Narsipur, Dr. Ann Dealy, Liz Byle

Moving Past "Good" and "Bad" Schools with Holistic School Quality Measurement 

Presenter: Dr. Peter Piazza

Erasing the Redlines of Educational Access

Presenters: Alyssa N. Haymore,

Cultivating Inclusive Classrooms: Heart-Centered Teaching and Learning

Presenters: Antoinette Miller, Timothy Ojetunde

Abolitionist School Social Work

Presenter: Dr. Krystal Folk-Nagua                                                                                        

Decolonizing SEL Practices In The Classroom 

Presenters: Davielle Morton

Parent and Family Engagement as a Liberatory Educational Practice   

Presenters: Natasha Capers, Rasheedah Brown-Harris

Culturally Responsive Sustaining Education in the Math Classroom

Presenters: Jose Vilson, Luz Maria Rojas

Draw Your Dream (This breakout session is for youth attendees only)

Presenters: Yolanda Fordham, Jose Lopez

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